NHL

Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues

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Buffalo Sabres
20-14-4
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4 - 2
St. Louis Blues
15-17-8

Tuch scores in 3rd period, Sabres beat Blues 4-2 for 9th straight victory

Peyton Krebs scores goal vs. Blues

Noah Ostlund also scored, Peyton Krebs had an empty-netter and Alex Lyon made 16 saves for Buffalo. The Sabres have their longest streak since winning 10 straight in November 2018.

Lyon has started seven games during Buffalo’s nine-game surge, stopping 170 of 185 shots for a .919 save percentage.

Jimmy Snuggerud and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis, and Joel Hofer made 30 saves. The Blues are 3-2-1 in their last six games.

Benson scored his fourth goal of the season when he batted a shot from Jack Quinn that was heading wide into the net 1:46 into the third period to give Buffalo a 3-2 lead.

Tuch tied it 2 with his 12th goal of the season. His wrist shot evaded Hofer’s blocker with 4:43 remaining in the second period.

Up next Sabres: At Dallas on Wednesday night

Blues: At Colorado on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:19 Noah Ostlund Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (7)
Goal 1st Period 5:08 Brayden Schenn Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Otto Stenberg (4), Jordan Kyrou (9)
Goal 1st Period 8:09 Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Robby Fabbri (3), Colton Parayko (11)
Goal 2nd Period 15:17 Alex Tuch Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (13)
Goal 3rd Period 1:46 Zach Benson Goal (4) Batted, assists: Jack Quinn (15), Ryan McLeod (15)
Goal 3rd Period 18:44 Peyton Krebs Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (3)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 18
18 Hits 27
5 Takeaways 3
34 Shots 18
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 24
55.6 Faceoff Win Percent 44.4
12 Giveaways 17
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Kyrou, RW Out Apr 23
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 28
Sam Carrick, C Out Apr 16

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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